Li Yan nodded and spoke.
"First, you absorb some spiritual energy from a spiritual stone, then carefully cut a crack in the spiritual stone, and then put the strange poison 'Xiren Tears' into it.
Finally, carefully use your magic power to seal the cracks on the spirit stone. Of course, you have to be extremely careful during this process and your spiritual power must not come into contact with any poison.
At this time, as long as no one uses this spiritual stone to activate it, the strange poison of "Xiren Tears" inside it will not be activated."
When Taoist Gong on the side heard this, he was stunned. He could understand what Li Yan said, but he didn't understand why Qin Chengyi absorbed some of the spiritual energy from a spirit stone.
If we follow Li Yan's method and directly put the "Xiren Tears" into a complete spirit stone, wouldn't it be the same
Li Yan continued speaking.
"Next, when you were betting with the other three, you deliberately lost all the intact spirit stones you had.
Finally, pretending that he had nothing left to lose, he gave this spirit stone and several other spirit stones that had also lost some of their spiritual energy to them.
Here, you will only give this spiritual stone to Fellow Daoist Liu or Fellow Daoist Luo, and not to Fellow Daoist Song. I think you know the reason better than me."
Li Yan said this without explaining the reason and continued.
"I just said that you put the strange poison 'Xiren Tears' in one of the spirit stones. The reason why I judged that you only had one poisonous spirit stone was because the strange poison 'Xiren Tears' was almost extinct, and you wouldn't have too much of it.
If so, you will definitely put it in at least two spirit stones, and give them to Fellow Daoist Liu and Fellow Daoist Luo respectively, so that you can reduce the time needed to achieve your goal.
Moreover, this method has almost no flaws. There is no need to use the subsequent means to kill people, which would make it easier to be exposed.
After you return to the sect, your plan will start automatically. You don't need to worry about it at all. All you have to worry about is how to get what you want without being noticed.
What I meant by planning starts automatically. This is where your meticulousness comes in. You take ten steps at a time.
First, you are calculating people's hearts. No matter who they are, they will subconsciously use the unused ones before using new ones.
The same goes for spirit stones, so at the beginning, you deliberately absorb some of the spiritual energy from a few of the spirit stones, so that you can ensure that they will use the spirit stones that lack spiritual energy that you lost to them as soon as possible.
Second, the number of spirit stones that you lost in spiritual energy to the other three people that night would definitely not exceed two for each person. This was also a step you had calculated.
If a foundation-building cultivator practices on a daily basis, he will need at least four to five low-level spirit stones. In this way, you can also take into account the spirit stones that may still be in their own storage bags and have not been used up.
With this calculation, there is a high chance that they will use the spirit stones you gave them the next day, and your plan will be automatically implemented."
Li Yan said so.
After hearing this, Taoist Gong immediately understood why Qin Chengyi put the poison into a spirit stone that had some of its spiritual energy absorbed.
Looking at the strange look in Qin Chengyi's eyes, Li Yan sighed in his heart.
"It's such a pity to lose such a wonderful person."
After a slight hesitation, he continued.
“This poisonous spiritual stone was obtained by Fellow Daoist Liu, and after he returned to his own courtyard, just as you expected, the first things he used were the spiritual stones that lacked spiritual energy.
However, he did not use it for cultivation. Instead, he placed the poisonous spirit stone in the spirit stone slot of the courtyard protection formation. When the formation was activated, the spirit stone in the spirit stone slot would operate on its own.
At that time, the spirit stone released spiritual energy, which directly triggered the strange poison "Xiren Tears" inside it, and it broke out in the courtyard.
When Fellow Daoist Liu was practicing in the room, he had inhaled the poisonous spiritual energy without realizing it. Unfortunately, when he discovered it, it was too late, and "Xiren Tears" had already launched a fatal attack.
Perhaps the strange poison 'Xiren's Tears' is too rare and you don't have much of it, or perhaps Brother Liu Daoist has a magic weapon or secret method to protect his life, so this ancient strange poison failed to kill him immediately.
At the same time, you and Fellow Daoist Luo also arrived at the door of his courtyard. After hearing Fellow Daoist Luo's message, Fellow Daoist Liu gathered his last bit of magic power and shook open the door.
At the same time, he also took out the token and tried to open the formation on the gate, but unfortunately, by this time he was already exhausted and there was no way to save the situation. In the end, even his soul was corroded by the "Xiren Tears", which was why his soul could not be found.
Also, you met Brother Luo halfway, which must have been intentional. Your purpose was to get to Brother Liu's courtyard and get his storage bag. By the way, you also proved that you did not have time to commit the crime in front of everyone.
After you and Fellow Daoist Luo blasted open the formation, you pretended to be anxious about the situation in the courtyard and should be the first one to rush into the courtyard.
This matter was almost brought up when Sect Leader Gong asked Fellow Daoist Luo about it later, but you interrupted him hastily, confusing the order of entry and saying that Fellow Daoist Luo knocked you to the ground in his haste.
Then he immediately changed the subject and said that the storage bag was missing at that time. In fact, you arrived at the door first, and then deliberately let Brother Luo knock you over.
The moment you poured into the room, you had already taken Fellow Daoist Liu's storage bag. That's why Fellow Daoist Liu had the token in his hand but his storage bag was gone.
I think at that time, except for your mental preparation, Brother Luo's first reaction after seeing the deceased must have been surprise and panic, and he would not have had the time to check the items on Brother Liu's body.
You can also pretend to be panicked and go outside the gate to shout. Once you get outside the gate, you have many ways to hide Brother Liu's storage bag somewhere else.
Of course, no one in the courtyard or on you will be able to find any clues. Afterwards, when no one is watching, just take back the storage bag."
Li Yan stopped here, and Qin Chengyi smiled and spoke slowly to Li Yan.
"Haha, cough... cough... Brother Li is really amazing. I didn't take you seriously from the beginning, but I didn't expect that I would lose my sight.
What you are talking about is exactly the game I set up this time according to their nature. They like to gamble, so I will let them gamble to their death."
When he said this, there was a smile on his face, without any trace of cruelty, as if he was talking about a very ordinary little thing.
Taoist Gong was standing aside, listening to the conversation between the two and Li Yan's analysis. He felt a mixture of shock and anger in his heart, but also a chill on his back. Even with his hundreds of years of experience in cultivating immortals, he still felt like a young boy in front of these two.
A person can plan everything including the right time, right place, right people's hearts, right habits and so on, as if everyone else must follow his wishes. Just thinking about this makes him feel uneasy.
Li Yan first glanced at Taoist Gong beside him, and then continued to look at Qin Chengyi.
"In your plan, you also took advantage of the fact that the strange poison 'Xiren Tears' can absorb a large amount of spiritual energy, and that it can condense along with the aura of living beings.
Even if Fellow Daoist Liu holds the spiritual stone that contains a strange poison in his hand for cultivation, the spiritual energy inside it will eventually be sucked out and it will turn into a pile of powder, which will not arouse other people's suspicion.
This is just like when I saw that there was only a pile of spirit stone powder left in the spirit stone slot of the protective formation in Liu Daoyou's courtyard.
At that time, I thought that the protective formation had been attacked by the magical power of Fellow Daoist Qin and Fellow Daoist Luo, and that it had run out of spiritual energy. You took advantage of this and eventually destroyed the tools used to commit the crime.
Then, after the strange poison of 'Xiren Tears' explodes, only residual spiritual fluctuations will be left, diverting our attention. These two points will only make others more and more blind, how can they find the truth? "
When Li Yan said this, his eyes revealed a calmness.
The light in Qin Chengyi's eyes became brighter and brighter, and finally he burst into laughter.
"Haha, you can analyze it so thoroughly. Then the first murder is over. How did I kill the second person?"
After hearing what Qin Chengyi said, Li Yan shook his head.
His action stunned Gong Daoren and Qin Chengyi, especially Qin Chengyi, who even felt a little anxious.
"What? You don't know?"
In comparison, Taoist Gong was much calmer. After all, Qin Chengyi had been captured, and after the master's soul search in the evening, there was no secret left.
Unexpectedly, Li Yan spoke again.
"You're wrong. The first murder is not over yet? At least there is still one doubt that has not been explained clearly."
As soon as he said this, the two of them were stunned again. Then Qin Chengyi narrowed his eyes, as if he thought of something. He did not speak, but just waited quietly for Li Yan to speak.
Taoist Gong lowered his head and thought about it, but he felt that the first murder was already very clear and there was nothing missing.
Li Yan looked at Qin Chengyi, who was lying on the ground. Although his breathing was disordered, his eyes were shining.
"How did you put the strange poison 'Xiren Tears' into the spirit stone? This is the key, otherwise all your plans will be in vain.
I have said before that Xiren's Tears is a strange poison that can kill anyone who comes into contact with it. Using spiritual power will follow the source of the spiritual power to find the source and poison the source.
You want to put it into the spirit stone to stimulate it, which is a very good method. But the spirit stone itself is a place with rich spiritual energy. If you put it in carelessly, the poison will be stimulated instantly.
At the same time, you must ensure that the spirit stone looks intact and has no marks.
The above two points both require extremely high spiritual power control, so you must first use your spiritual power to wrap up the strange poison of "Xiren Tears", and then carefully control the spiritual power to avoid destroying the spiritual balance in the spirit stone.
Finally, you have to use spiritual power to restore the spirit stone to its original state bit by bit. All of these places require the control of spiritual power, and require extremely precise spiritual power control. If there is a slight mistake, either the plan will be ruined or you will be ruined.
It’s just that the poison of ‘Xiren Tears’ can’t let you use your spiritual power, otherwise you would be dead now…”
Li Yan said these words which sounded very confusing.
Gong Daoren felt a little dizzy just by listening, but he finally understood that it takes spiritual power to encapsulate the strange poison "Xiren Tears", but the spiritual power used to control it cannot come into contact with the poison. This is a mutually exclusive problem.
"Oh? Do you know now?"
Qin Chengyi asked with a burning gaze.
"Now I know, but this question has troubled me for a long time. Now I have confirmed the method you used, which also explains the second murder."
After saying that, Li Yan looked towards Qin Chengyi's side.
There was a person lying quietly there, with a thin body and unusually long hands and feet, but there was no sign of life in his body.
Qin Chengyi followed Li Yan's gaze and looked to his side. There was no surprise on his face, as if he had already known it, and he spoke softly.
"This is another purpose of your ambush here. First, to determine whether I have a companion, and second, to force me to take out this thing. Although the method is simple, it really achieved the goal."
Lying beside him was a puppet, a human-shaped puppet, with the appearance of a long-faced man with a dull expression. His legs were spread apart and his hands were in a holding position, as if he was lifting something.
Li Yan looked at Qin Chengyi who had lost both legs, with a look of pity in his eyes. This man had a mind like a demon. As long as there was a hint in his words, he would immediately guess the result and would not try to make excuses.
The previous "Quicksand Technique" was set up by Li Yan. The spiritual power formed a cage on all sides, and in the sand pit below was Li Yan's fragmented and poisonous body "singing all the way".
This poison is so powerful that it can penetrate into the body through the stems and leaves of plants and the pores of the human body, liquefying the trunks of plants and animals from the inside out, and finally turning them into a pool of black water.
But the current Li Yan is no longer the Li Yan who first came to Xiaozhu Peak. He has completely mastered the poison.
Before, he had controlled a very small amount of poison within the sand pit, otherwise Qin Chengyi would have turned into a pool of black water in an instant when he took the first step into it.